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Race to the Top [another liberal failure]
Wall Street Journal ^ | editorial

Posted on 04/02/2004 2:11:29 AM PST by The Raven

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:51:24 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Government "reform" rarely works, as these columns often point out. But eight years after Congress ended welfare as a federal entitlement, the evidence is undeniable that this experiment in conservative social policy is a historic success. The only problem is that some people still won't forgive the reformers for being right.


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1 posted on 04/02/2004 2:11:29 AM PST by The Raven
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2 posted on 04/02/2004 2:12:12 AM PST by Support Free Republic (Hi Mom! Hi Dad!)
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To: The Raven
Excellent article. Now if we can just get the information to the majority of the public!
3 posted on 04/02/2004 4:36:30 AM PST by marktwain
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To: The Raven
An Urban Institute report declared that the new law would force 2.6 million people, including 1.1 million children, into poverty.

Actually, the law forced them into getting a job.

4 posted on 04/02/2004 7:12:23 AM PST by HIDEK6
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